Scott Says Election Process Must Change
Governor Rick Scott hit the airwaves Wednesday morning to address changes he wants to see in the voting process after the state's disastrous Election Day last month.
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Governor Rick Scott hit the airwaves Wednesday morning to address changes he wants to see in the voting process after the state's disastrous Election Day last month.
Gov. Rick Scott was up bright and early Friday and visited the set of CBS4 News This morning.
More than a month after November elections, the mess in Miami-Dade is still a sore spot for some voters including actor Christian Slater.
Florida lawmakers are hearing from the state's top elections official about what improvements may be needed for future Election Days.
Two weeks after Election Day, Rep. Allen West has given up the fight.
Congressman Allen West said Tuesday evening he won't give up his fight to get his seat back in Congress. West said he's asked a Florida judge to order a recount for one county in his congressional race against Patrick Murphy.
Several labor unions liberal groups made several recommendations Monday on ways to expand early voting and sites.
Four days after the election, Florida has finally tallied up its votes. "It's done. It's finished," voter Norma Cameron said. "Thank God."
A Palm Beach County Judge has rejected a request by lawyers for Republican Congressman Allen West's campaign to impound voting machines and recount paper ballots.
Republican Congressman Allen West's lawsuit over his loss in Florida's 18th Congressional District has been delayed until Friday.
In 2000, Florida became the punch line of jokes everywhere after having problems with a one-page punch card ballot. This year, Florida's ballot was as long as 12 pages in some parts of the state which spelled disaster.
Twelve years after Florida's presidential election debacle which made the term "hanging chad" a common household term, some argue that we haven't come very far.
Election Day 2012 coverage updated continuously throughout the day and night.
Today, Republicans feel a combination of confusion, disbelief, and anger as to how a slim majority of Americans can possibly want four more years of the Obama administration in the White House. To many, it seems inconceivable that people want to take a chance on more of the same.
When election season began, many Republicans pointed to Florida Senator Bill Nelson as a possible seat that could flip to the GOP in 2012. But that didn't turn out to be the case as the Associated Press has called the race and declared Senator Bill Nelson the winner of another six-year term in the Senate.
Voters lined up before dawn across Miami-Dade to cast their ballots on Election Day.
Broward voters are able to request, fill out and return an absentee ballot on Election Day.
Obama plays basketball and Romney campaigns on Election Day
After waiting in line for about 40 minutes, Gov. Rick Scott cast his ballot around 8 a.m. in his hometown of Naples.
In an exclusive interview with CBS4'S Jim DeFede on Election Day, President Barack Obama said he believes the fight to win Florida will be tight.
Election Day voting got off to a relatively smooth start in Florida. Florida's Secretary of State Ken Detzner said voting stations for all of the state's 6,000 precincts opened on time and his department has heard of only minor problems.
While Mitt Romney talks about binders full of women, Democrats have ballots full of women.
The polls are open across South Florida for the 2012 Presidential Election.
It's a record breaking year for absentee ballot voting in Broward County.
Unfortunately, political poll after political poll reveals that the presidential election of 2012 has much to do – in fact, more to do – with the race of the presidential candidate than most anything else.
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Clive Davis helped shape the careers of music stars including Janis Joplin, Bruce Springsteen and Whitney Houston.
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More than two decades after voters were promised a new facility to treat people with mental illnesses, rather than warehousing them in the county jail, the Miami-Dade County Commission gave final approval on Tuesday to open the Miami Center for Mental Health and Recovery.
There are seven Democrats in the race and whoever wins the primary in August will almost certainly be elected to Congress, since this is the most Democratic district in the state.
Democratic CFO candidate Annette Taddeo says she is running to strengthen oversight of Florida's insurance industry and better protect homeowners.
Miami-Dade Commissioner Oliver Gilbert says his record of delivering results sets him apart in the Democratic primary to replace retiring Rep. Frederica Wilson.
Florida House Speaker Danny Perez denied claims his nomination as U.S. ambassador to Brazil was tied to Florida's recent redistricting effort.
Gallup found that only 49% of Americans were "cost-secure" last year, with concerns about medical bills and prescription costs rising across income groups.
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